The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-28
IN CITY AND COU NTY.
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.


Last Weeks Occurrences in City and
County Narrated in Condensed
Paragraphs.
Speaker John R. Webster was in this
city last week.
1t is affirmed that there was heavy
frost Tuesday morning.
The work of tearing down Hodgln &
Sullivan's building is in progress.
The Presbyterians are again talking
about their proposed new church edlhce.
Some of the trees in Salem square have
been removed, they being too thick to thrive
- Capt. P. A. Tatum went on a visit to
his relatives at Olin, in Iredell county, last
week.
On next Sunday the widows of the
Morayian church will celebrate the annual
covenant day.
= Miss Emma Millner, of Virginia, is In
the city, visiting the family of her uncle,
Mr.. R. NJ. Payne.
Mr.. w. s. Ball, one of Greensboro's
leading lawyers, was registered at the
Merchants hotel last week
Mr.. Dick Bogart of Greensboro, is now
regularly employed as express messenger
between here and Greensboro.
Part of the electric light fixtures have
arrived, and it is now thought the system
will be ready for use by the first of July.
Mr.. p A. Powers of Newman, Ga,
travelling salesman of I. f. Williamson &
Co, spent several days in this city last
week.
The Winston Normal School will be-
gin July 4th. Mr.. G. B. Watson of this
CITY has consented to deliver an address on
the occasion.
= Mr. Wade Bynum returned home from
Birmingham last Saturday night. He will
remain here two months, when he will return
to Birmingham.
Rev. H. o. Lacy, pastor OF the ST..
Paul's Episcopal Church Of this city, who
was recently extended call to ST. Johns
Church, Fayetteville, has declined
- Dr. Rondthaler of Salem, had an attack
of vertigo on Saturday last, and has been
dangerously i'll since. He is slowly
-ering and is thought to be ont of danger at
present.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Presby-
terrain Church propose something in
the way of church entertainments. 1t is a
"dairy maids party" and is TO take place
shortly.
At the examination, which was held at
Greensboro Mr.. Douglas Settle, of that city,
received the appointment Cadet at West
Point Seven others besides Mr.. Settle
entered the contest.
= The drug firm of Smith and Brown
dissolved last week, Messrs. w. c. Brown and
T. C. Brown buying out Mr.. Smiths inter-
est. The firm will he reafter be known as
Brown and Brown.
We learn Rev. Thomas Hume, Jr., of
Chapel Hill, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the Commencement address at the
May 5th at 10 o'clock.
Mr. r. l.. Carmichael, formerly of this
place, is at home for short vacation. For
the last few years he has been travelling
with various theatrical troupes, and has at
tanned high proficiency in his profession
of playing the violin.
-Messrs. Charlie Hamlin and Fred
Meri deth were driving out Thursday even
ing, when the horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing both out and smashing
up the buggy. No serious injury was done
to either of the riders.
The Orange Presbyiery, during its late
session at New Berne, elected the following
persons on the Board of Trustees of the
Presbytery: Judge r. P. Dick Judge J ohm
HI. billiard, Judge John A. Gilmer, J. M.
Rogers and E. r. Stamps.
u DIR. FL. X. Brouse of Danville, Va.
has located in Winston, and will practice
here in Homeopathy. We welcome him
into our midst, and bespeak for him the
hospitality and patronage of the communi-
ty. See his advertisement in this issue.
= The Woman's Missionary Society held
its anniversary at the Centenary N. E.
Church on Sunday night last. The exer-
ci ses consisted of songs, reading of essays,
and selections, reading of reports, Sc, and
was most entertaining program through
out.
The Executive Committee of the N. C.
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Ia made up as follows:-W. S. Primrose, OF
Raleigh, chairman; w. F. Green, of Frank
lin county, A. Leazar, of Iredell; 81. l.
Grant, of Wayne, and II. E. Fries, Of
Forsyth.